Emergency room physician Michael Hasty treats a patient who was brought into the ER at TriStar Skyline Medical Center, which is seeking designation as a Level II trauma center.

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TriStar Skyline Medical Center plans to specialize in treating life-threatening injuries in September, when it aims to open Middle Tennessee's second adult trauma center.

The goal is to receive designation as a Level II facility, the second-highest rating for a trauma center. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has Level I centers for adults and children, but currently there are no others in Middle Tennessee.

Skyline, which is off Briley Parkway near the convergence of Interstate 24 and Interstate 65, is seeking preliminary approval from the Tennessee Department of Health. Formal ...